After daughter's Batten diagnosis, Minn. family fights to find cure
A Victoria, Minnesota, family is channeling their heartbreak into hope.
Watch CBS News
Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel University.
Before WCCO, Beret spent four and a half years working as a reporter, and eventually a weekend anchor/producer at KTTC in Rochester, Minnesota. In her time there, she covered everything from presidential visits, unsolved crime cases to devastating severe weather in NE Iowa. Beret also did investigative work, some prompting action from Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith. Over the years her storytelling earned her several awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalism and several Emmy nominations.
Beret has a big family and is the youngest of five kids. That family has now multiplied with spouses and lots of nieces and nephews. Surprisingly, everyone lives within a 20 minute radius.
When she's not on deadline, she loves to spend time with family and friends, sing (musical theatre nerd here) and be active.
A Victoria, Minnesota, family is channeling their heartbreak into hope.
When masked federal agents in armored vehicles showed up in a south Minneapolis neighborhood on June 3, the rumors spread like wildfire. Rowdy protesters quickly took to East Lake Street, forcing the agents out of the area.
On Monday, U.S. Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, D-Wayzata, announced her advocacy for a new bill called a "Pathway to Policing Act." It would mean more funding to police departments to improve recruitment and training.
Friday morning, a line with dozens of hungry customers stretched out to the intersection. The Heights Bakery has been serving sweets to the Columbia Heights community for 72 years.
A plane had to make an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, after multiple passengers were injured by turbulence.
A new decision from the Albert Lea City Council could be a sign of more difficulties for the cannabis industry ahead.
Strong to severe storms moved through the bottom half of Minnesota on Monday evening.
Three-year-old Sydney Marcus is a fast-moving, spunky kiddo. But one night two years ago, she flipped like a light switch.
Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office is launching a tip program to help advance their investigations.
For the second time in a week, Minneapolis police are investigating dozens of vehicle break-ins.
Crews were working to repair stone and mortar to slow the bridge's deterioration.
A lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by Minneapolis police isn't going away, despite an appeal from the city.
The burglary trial of Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters its third day of testimony on Thursday and the case could soon be presented to the jury.
In the wake of a deadly attack on Minnesota lawmakers, more than 100 volunteers with Students Demand Action will be on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus this week to learn all about the power of advocating for gun violence prevention in politics.
While Paperback Exchange is holding onto hope, others in the building are calling it quits, including Terzo and Sparrow Cafe.